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Ray Brown's current trio?

Discussion in 'Bassists [DB]' started by Mike Goodbar, Dec 4, 2001.

  1. Dec 4, 2001 #1
    Mike Goodbar

    Mike Goodbar

    Jun 6, 2001
    Charlotte, NC
    Can anyone tell me who is in Ray's current working trio?

    Thanks.
     
  2. Dec 4, 2001 #2
    Chris Fitzgerald

    Chris Fitzgerald Student of Life Staff Member Administrator Gold Supporting Member

    Oct 19, 2000
    Louisville, KY
    I think his "A" group is Geoff Keyser (sp?) and some young drummer who looks about 19. I saw them a few years ago and they were absolutely killing. I saw him earlier this year with what i took to be his "B" group on a lower-profile gig. I can't remember the name of the sidemen off the top of my head, but I posted a thread on it down here in DB somewhere...I'm sure a search of thread titles with "Ray Brown" as the keyword would turn it up.
     
  3. Dec 6, 2001 #3
    Bruce Lindfield

    Bruce Lindfield Unprofessional TalkBass Contributor Gold Supporting Member In Memoriam

    Dec 13, 1999
    Brighton, England, UK, Europe
    Yeah I saw a TV programme where they talked to Keyser about this.

    I also remember that Ray Brown brought the trio over to the UK this year and he mentioned in interviews how he hated it when people called it a piano trio - to him it was a bass trio! ;)
     
  4. Dec 6, 2001 #4
    daveemac

    daveemac

    Dec 6, 2001
    SF, CA
    Keezer and Karim Riggins left the band a year or more ago. Currently it's Larry Fuller (p) and George Flutis (d).

    Ray has another trio w/Russel Malone and Monty Alexander which should be doing some dates next year.
     
  5. Dec 6, 2001 #5
    Chris Fitzgerald

    Chris Fitzgerald Student of Life Staff Member Administrator Gold Supporting Member

    Oct 19, 2000
    Louisville, KY


    Right...THAT'S the group I saw in Indy this year, and while theye were good, they were nowhere NEAR as solid as Keezer and Riggins. Of course, that's kind of a high standard to live up to.